This paper addresses the various facets of emergent semantics in content retrieval systems such as Knowledge Sifter, an architecture and system based on the use of specialized agen...
A large set of tools for network monitoring and accounting, security, traffic analysis and prediction — more broadly, for network operation and management — require direct and...
Loris Degioanni, Mario Baldi, Fulvio Risso, Gianlu...
Rank-aware query processing has become essential for many applications that return to the user only the top-k objects based on the individual user's preferences. Top-k queries...
Minimax-regret preference elicitation allows intelligent decisions to be made on behalf of people facing risky choices. Standard gamble queries, a vital tool in this type of prefe...
Utility or preference elicitation is a critical component in many recommender and decision support systems. However, most frameworks for elicitation assume a predefined set of fe...